What color is #79A69D?

#79A69D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A69D?

The RGB value is 121, 166, 157: 121 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A69D?

The complementary color is #A67982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A69D color

#79A69D rgb(121, 166, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A69D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.1% green and 61.6% blue (121, 166, 157).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#79A69D color codes

HEX	`#79A69D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 166, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, -17.07, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 17.07, 180.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.605, 33.77, 36.956)`
Decimal	`7972509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A69D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79A69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79A69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a69d; }
.text { color: #79a69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 166 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a69d, #7999a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A69D?: #79A69D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A69D?: The RGB value is 121, 166, 157: 121 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A69D?: The complementary color is #A67982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.